[Verse 1] (Propulsive lo-fi beat starts) I'm sinkin' inside my head I'm drinking to the Dredge Overthinking none the less There's a stinging in my chest It's always there, persisting, Consisting of volatile resistance To anything benefiting my existence. A quiet sabotage, unrelenting, Until I choose the pause, And stop consenting. [Chorus] (Aggressively catchy melodic hook) All this self awareness ruined my self perception Thought I was a hero, but a victim of my own deception Shattered in a mirror is distorted reflections Paralyzed completely by the introspection The stoic in me lost the strength to atone No heroics in me, just fear and bone The poet inside me is completely unknown I'm just a man with a broken philosopher's stone. [Verse 2] (Infectious bouncy groove) It's like a second skin, a tenant in my brain, Who covers up the rent with paranoia and pain. He freely tells me things I never wanna hear, But he's been here with me for oh so many years. He only leaves me hurt, but I can't run away, He's locked inside my head speaking words I wish he'd never say. [Pre-Bridge] (Beat speeds up, frantic) [Bridge] (Beat drops. Sudden chaotic snap. Manic energy) How's this for a Revelation? Condemned to self alienation! Free from causing you frustration! My resignation! I can leave! You'll find peace! I'll live in a prison of my own creation! What a sensation! [Final Chorus] (Massive return to the upbeat menace) All this self awareness ruined my self perception Thought I was a hero, but a victim of my own deception Shattered in a mirror is distorted reflections Paralyzed completely by the introspection The stoic in me lost the strength to atone No heroics in me, just fear and bone The poet inside me is completely unknown And I walled myself in with a broken philosopher's stone. [Outro] (Music cuts abruptly. Dead silence.) (Acapella, sung in a quiet, haunting whisper) Sinkin', sinkin', in my head, Drinkin' with the heavy Dredge, Overthinkin' on the ledge, There's a stinging in my chest.
